WILL THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM BE ABLE TO MEET
THESE NEEDS?
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has studied the impact of population aging on health spending in its member countries. Old-age support ratio: ratio of adults of working age (20 to 64) to the number of seniors (65 and over). In 2010, the situation in Canada was favourable, with 4.46 working-age adults per senior compared with the OECD average ratio of 4.12. However, in 2025 Canada will have only 2.84 working-age adults per senior. |
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